#2A4E51 Color

#2A4E51 is rgb(42, 78, 81) in RGB and hsl(185, 32%, 24%) in HSL. The closest CSS named color is DarkSlateGray. White text is most readable on this background.

#2A4E51

HEX#2A4E51

RGBrgb(42, 78, 81)

HSLhsl(185, 32%, 24%)

HSVhsv(185, 48%, 32%)

OKLCHoklch(39.8% 0.042 202.5)

CMYKcmyk(48%, 4%, 0%, 68%)

Text Contrast & Accessibility

WCAG contrast ratios for text on a #2A4E51 background. AA requires 4.5:1 for normal text and 3:1 for large text; AAA requires 7:1.

TextWhite text9.1:1AA normal ✓AA large ✓AAA normal ✓

TextBlack text2.31:1AA normal ✗AA large ✗AAA normal ✗

Color Harmonies

Colors that pair well with #2A4E51 based on color wheel relationships. Click any swatch for its full breakdown.

Base#2A4E51 Complementary#512D2A Analogous#2A5140 Analogous#2A3A51 Triadic#512A4E Triadic#4E512A

Tints & Shades

Lighter tints and darker shades of #2A4E51, useful for hover states, backgrounds, and text variants.

Tints

#3D7176 #4E9197 #6BADB3 #8DBFC4 #B2D4D7 #D3E7E8

Shades

#244447 #1F3A3D #1A3032 #172A2C #112022 #0C1718

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